Boston (Mass.). Overseers of the Public Welfare
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Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Later Established Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: NUCMC data from City of Boston Archives & Records Management Division for Boston, Mass., Overseers of the Poor Temporary Home for Women and Children records, 1857-1993(The Overseers of the Poor in the Town of Boston, a corporation established in 1772 by Act of the Legislature, were succeeded in 1864 by the Corporation called "Overseers of the Poor in the City of Boston," consisting of twelve residents of Boston; in 1921, the name of the Board was changed to Overseers of the Public Welfare; in 1954, the official name of the department was changed to the Welfare Department; the Welfare Department was abolished as a municipal agency by Chapter 658 of the Acts of 1967)
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Change Notes
2010-03-29: new
2013-03-26: revised
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